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, 1887-02-25

Tickets to the declamatory contest at
the Opera house this evening are all the
same price twenty-five %cents). but
reserved seats can be procured at Rhodes
K Troxell's.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25
The New Pension Bill.

The new pension bill which the
Grand Army has submitted % the
posts OF the country designed a. a
substitute for the one President
Cleveland vetoed) provides that all
persons who served three months or
more in the military or naval service
OF the government shall receive. If
they are suffering from mental or
physical disability. not resulting
from their own vicious habits. which
totally incapacitates them from man
uaI labor. s12 per month, and that
widows and minor children OF sol
diers. dependent shall receive s. per
month One Of the statements which
It l. claimed had some influence in
defeating the original dependent bill
was that II would add 800. 900 pen
sioners 10 the rolls. increasing the
whole number 10 about SD, 800 The
commissioner Of pensions made Off
cial inquiry for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning the number Of veterans who
were in alms-hOuses IN this country.
and found there were nearly 5000.
To this number he added 5000 70
represent those who were at that time
dependent upon private charity. max
ing the whole number 1000. In
order 70 make liberal allowance IN
the estimate Commissioner Black
called the number $4,000. which. at
s14 q year for each pensioner,
would cost s., 500, 900. To meet all
possible contingencies the Grand
Army committee having the matter
IN charge based their estimates upon
$4,000 dependents and less than
5000 dependent paEents-a total Of
$1,000, which would require So, 800
900 per annum- The entire number
Of invalid pensioner-those recefv-
ing pensions for wounds or disease
contracted IN the services less than
100000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

In regard 70 the presidents 81
Louis affair. Gen futile. command
er u the g. 4 r for Iowa says {:
In the refusal 70 visit the 81. Louis
encampment CIeveIand's back-down
i 30 complete We don't feel Ike ex-
ulting. but Il was the wisest thing he
could do. He attempts 70 get sym
patty by insinuating that threats
OF violence were made against him.
can say no threats Of violence
were made or ever dreamed Of Old
soldiers do not mean 70 throw bricks
in order 70 show their contempt.
/ have had letters BY the busheI
from all parts Of the United States,
and believe go per cent OF the old
soldiers were opposed TO having him
review them 81 their encampment.
A 10 the suggestion from -. Louis
that the citizens viii greet the Grand
Army with inciviIity. I can say old
soldiers ask no favors Of ST. Louis
and do not 90 there for that purpose.
They are not 8 set Of politicians
and viii find al the entertainment
they want in renewing and strength
ening the ties Of fraternal associa-
ton
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDING or THE xoSTToEI
Washington. July 18th.

Washington. July 18th.
The record OF 100 in the shade on
Saturday at the L $ signal Office Is
the highest ever recorded there. In
the shade at the signal Office means
that the thermometer l. hung in a
sort OF box on the outside Of the
building closed in by shutters on all
four sides This gives both shade
and ventilation, while. on the melting
asphalt Of the pavement below. nei-
Their shade or ventilation were to be
found. but a temperature Of 1867
and 1O8- under cover. All work
continued however. both among the
inside and outside forces Of the gov
eminent IN spite Of the heat Of the
tOrrid zone, without its mercifuI
breezes.
The immense new vault for silver
at the treasury Is being rapidly push
ed forward, and the western front Of
the state, war and navy department
approaches completion. Work on
the portico and entrance, and the
grading Of the sidewalk i daily pro-
crossing Soon the western wing Of
this handsome building. which i an
enormous paraIIelograIn Of gray gran
tie. vii present the same appearance
a. the eastern wing The latter looks
out upon the presidents house and
gardens. and Is occupied By the navy
department The south wing Is the
state department, while the north
and west wings belong To the war de-
partment- II Is expected that event
ually the whole building viii be given
over 70 the business Of the war de-
paTtment, and others erected for the
navy and state. When the inside
work On the western wing Is finished
one Of the handsomest structures in
the world viii Be completed A
structure presenting but one defect
70 the observer II has too many
windows They are not far enough
apart and give to the building the
appearance Of huge conservatory.
This defect Is not noticeable, hOwey-
er. from q distance.
4 complaint comes from the med
zeal corps Of the navy through Sur
geOn General Gunnell, Of the difficult
y In filling the continually increasing
vacancies, caused b. death. resigna-
tons and retiTements. in the list Of
surgeons in our navy. 1t present
there are fourteen vacancies in the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

This Is what = senator Of the Uni
ted States said IN q Fourth OF july
speech The senator was Mr.. Cal
houn: This country should not be
allowed to Be the dumping ground
for al the paupers and criminals Of
other lands The time has come
when the bars Of our country should
be put up and fastened against such
imposition. II should have been
done before now. We invite all 20
come with honest purposes 10 be law
abiding citizens who can care for
themselves. and viii labor for the up
building Of good government But
We have no place for fugitives from
justice, for dynamiters, or lawless
classes Of any character We talk
about protection Of human industry
and home labor cannot be protected
while the gates Of orr ports are open
ed wide TO the tens Of thousands Of
persons sent here By other countries
10 tighten their own burdens. Immi-
grafton should not be stopped. but It
should be 80 regulated that the I5,-
900, 900 persons now in this country
engaged In gainful occupation should
not be thrown out of employment OF
forced to accept wages which viii not
support them"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

-Four years IN state prison and a
fine Of five thousand dollars Is not
s severe sentence for jacob Sharp =
he deserved Il all. He was chief
briber. and hiss ruined Others-some
convicted. some awaiting trial. Not
content with abundance. he must
have more: he must sit 81 ease. ant
receive from 100000 10 500. 600
annual income from Broadway rail-
road even If 10 secure Il he had 1U
eNpend half > million in bribery. He
got the rUad-but now / felOn IN
prison: and his disgrace l. the harJi-
est punishment OF all In this re-
suit justice has triumphed and the
law has been vindicated. The result
must prove Of inestimabIe value 70
the community. II i 3 warning
that the greatest Of bribers can Be
brought 70 justice and made 70 pay
the penalty Of the law.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

medical corps, and DIR. Gunnen fears
there will be many more If the artpsl
f hardships imposed upon young sur-
+ geOns who enter the navy are not ~
/ moved. Eligible young PHYSICIANS
will not enter the navy on hearipo of
the difficulties and diSatlvan,susS
of the unfairnesS on board shin. ami
/ in reference 70 promotion that Junior
surgeons have 70 contend with.
The examinations are IS severe and
the requirements ss great as those
for the medical corps OF the army.
while the advantages OF the army are
80 much greater. that last year four
young surgeons of the navy resigned
to take positions in the army. Sur
geon General GunneIl hopes. through
the statement of these facts and his
Recommendation in his annual report.
70 remedy these evils and TO bring
the naval medical corps up to the
same standing IS that of the army.
If he can do this, the vacancies in
his corps viii not long 90 begging as
they now do
The president and Mrs. Cleveland
are expected here on "Wednesday
morning. If the heat has been As
intense in central New York IS it has
been in Washington. the president
and his wife will be more comfortable
st home. taking it easy. than junket-
ing around in hot, red velvet lined
sweat boxes. otherwise termed spe-
ciaI cars.
The recent forgeries Of Harvey.
late of the treasury department. aud
the defalcation of Mr. Bacon. dis
bursting clerk of the patent office.
lately deceased. with the memory of
other irregularities committed by
financial agents of the government.
have caused the secretary of the
treasury 10 order an investigation OF
the different discussing offices Of the
several departments. On Saturday,
the investigators. with corps OF ex-
pert accountants. began their exam
ination with the interior department.
The largest sum paid out by the gov
eminent Is paid through this office
Cash payments amounting 70 nearly
100000 annually pass through the
hands OF Mr.. Ewars. the discussing
clerk. The examining committee AZ
rived at the interior department early
on Saturday morning. and. though
unexpected. were heartily welcomed
by the discussing officer and his as
sistants- The books of the office
were turned over To the examiners.
and they had 80 easy task that by
three O'Clock they had examined all
the books. counted all the cash, and
had satisfied themselves that every
thing was straight in that branch Of
the government
That concluded the investigating
work for the day The other offices
viii be duly examined in turn. So
much stress Is laid upon every dis
honest act and rascals are given 50
much prominence through their mis-
deeds, that We are apt TO think that
only scamps succeed, and TO forget |
that honesty not only succeeds often
est. but it Is oftenest to met with. |
The examination of the treasury Off
Gals viii prove that the rogues are
IIIU exception and honest men the /
rule. among government employees.
a 1t i the rule everywhere:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

The Toledo Blade has obtained an
expression Of opinion from its sub
scribers. scattered through every
state in the Union. By which II ap-
pears that the first choice for preSi-
Dental nominee i Blaine. I1.010
Sherman. 666o: Lincoln, 2.237.
Several other candidates have s few
votes. The vote for s candidate fOr
vice-president / Lincoln. 1896: Dep
ew. 1856; Harrison. III4. and s
large scattering. The New Hamp-
shire subscribers OF the Blade are
mostly for Blaine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

The Castle Garden officers hav-
received information that : COMPANY
OF about 300 converts 10 Mormon
ism are making arrangements :.
sail for America II / expected
that the Latter Day Saints viii ar
rive early in August. some OF them
viii settle In New Mexico, but the
majority viii 90 70 Utah. The Nor
mon missionaries have been making
renewed exertions u secure converts
in Europe % late. but they meet with
much less success than IN former
wears.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

We would respectfully inform
some Of the state papers which are
not represented II the Vermont Press
Association. but which OCCASIONAL
have something 70 say about It's being
= dead-head organization that thi>
year the press excursiOnists paid for
all they got and generally got what
they paid for There were no FREE
rides. no free dinners. no free lunch
g. no free anything except the salt-d
sir Waterman
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

Boston people are 8 good dea'
disturbed because the entire milA
supply OF that city Is 70 be place
in the hands OF a monopoly \ mo-
nopoly. whether II Be milk, railroad.
or anything else. i something de-
cidedIv distastefuI 70 the average
mortal. 1t affects individual rights
and that / something which no man
can tolerate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25
The New York Commercial :

rsrtissr i authority for the state
meur that the Knights OF Labor havt
Lost 100000 members the past four
teen months. and that the dissoIu-
ton OF the order i imminent. Til,
American Federation OF labor nov.
number over 500. 900 men. or &
many as the Knights. and Is rapidly
.-B-,v-T-,rr
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

The hot weather, recently passed.
has been disastrous IN many places
and has reached higher tempeFa-
ture in some places than for many
years. In the middle, western and
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

The signs seem 10 be pointing
toward the nomination OF James @.
Blaine for the presidency on the re-
publican side Even ii Ohio. where
Senator Sherman ought 70 Be able TO
control every man. the Blaine senti-
ment i great If not predominant
In Arkansas recently the republican
leaders we're emphatic for Blaine.
and now and then. aII along the line,
Blaine men are sticking up their
heads. The only reason. IS II now
seems. why he viii not Be the almost
unanimous choice OF the party Is the
fact that he was once beaten by i
scandal. which can Be revived 10 his
disadvantage again. and which Is an
element OF weakness IN his candidacy
The mugwamps. who have been wor-
Shipping Grover Cleveland. have near
" all gone over 10 the democracy
and while they are in mysteries over
rh- ide4 ~ RIain-'- ranarafr7a-se----
can do no more harm against him
than they viii do against any repub-
ican- They have become apostates.
for the greater part. and may be
counted in the ranks OF the demOc-
racy-
At this time Grover Cleveland
seems 10 have the lead among demo
Gratis. and viii be accepted a. a nom
inee If he l. considered the best man
to put up against Blaine. Allison.
Lincoln or other good republican
nominees Mr.. Cleveland will
have 4 hard pull the next time. and
a. We look At i vii b an easier
candidate 70 beat than IN 1851 The
ideal statesman and the ideal party.
which many thought Cleveland and
his party 10 be three years ago. be
comes a different affair when It goes
into power and i compelled 70 show
It's ability. it, purposes. and It's weak
nesses- The early preparations for
the great political battle Of 1855 are
being made and II viii Be Of interest
/ 70 watch the Developments.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

In the House Of LOrsis. July 4. Baron
AshbOurHe- Lord Chancellor Of Ireland
moved the second reading IF the Crimes
BIZ and after debzre the motion was car
ned The amendment that the Irish
Land Bill Be rejected, On which rhe de-
bate n the House Of Conmgas Turned
July T. wzs rejected arr tIar bill BASED
x. second reading The bill Wa to * CON-
sidered in committee July II.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

southern states the thermometer has
ranged from 100 10 10S3, and even
1I3@ Is reported st Joliet (IllinOisl
state prison. and the death Of two
cOnvicts from hest This was on
saturday, the 10th. At Augusta.
Ca. 1913: Wheeling. Va. los 70
IOS= u. Louis. 104=: Chicago.
IO2=: Lancaster. Pa. I067 St
Paul. g5= Philadelphia. 102= New
York. g9=. etc. Boston did not
each these figures BY several de-
grees. nor was II general IN New En-
gland As ; result Of the heat,
many tornAdoes have prevailed. but
40 great disasters are vet reported
The loss OF life from sunstrOhe MSS
been considerable in the large cities
Philadelphia reported u deaths on
Saturday and 81 on Monday from
this source. and Chicago reports
some so deaths from sunStrOke on
saturday. SUNDAY and Monday. be
sides 263 babies which fell sick and
died from heat in the same time
5 deaths from hest In
MANY instances horses suffered great
Iv. especially on street car lines
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

The recent decision in the case Of
the state vs.. L. B. G0ss concerning
the delivery Of c o. D. expires
packages in this state i already bear-
ing fruit The American express
company has issued the following or
der 10 employees in st Johnsburv. and
20 its various branch offices in the
state:
The supreme court Of Vermont
have decided that the delivery OF in
toxicating liquors. beer or ale within
the state. and the collection OF {. ..
d. bills constitute a sale. and that
agents who have & knowledge OF the
contents Of such packages or who
nave even : suspicion that they con-
tain contraband goods Of the shove
nature are liable under the state law
You viii hereafter refuse TO receive
such goods when offered st your Of
ice. and destined 10 points in the
state Of Vermont
This looks ike business. Let the
order Be carried out 70 the letter,
give the courts : job every time the
law i violated, make the law equally
binding on the railroad companies as
on the express companies. and one
source OF rum supply viii be cut OF.
CdLeTCHiUH.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-07-25

growing
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-30

the dove, except that 1t is louder. Near
duck blind from which shot last spring
there was an arena of this sort, and l
watched the performance many times, the
birds taking no notice of my shooting.
After this counting and fighting have gone
on for a week or two the birds pair off
and commence to build their nests.
The season for chicken shooting In
most of the States opens August l. The
birds are then about three-quarters
grown, at which time they lie well to the
dog and are easily killed. They are
tnon al excellent table bird, their meat
ueing almost as delicate and sweet as
that OF woodcock, while later in the
season their flesh becomes coarse and
Tough. Early in October the birds begin
10 go In large packs, frequently as many
as several hundred being seen together
They then become very wild and no
longer lie well to the dog. Chickens are
frequently found many miles from water,
fact which has led to the belief that
they do not require 1t.
The cities of st. Paul and Minneapolis
are two of the principal points of depar-
ture for the shooting grounds. One is
positively startled on beholding the
preparation that goes on at those points
previous to the opening day. Hunters
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-30

Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas still af-
ford an abundance of this noble game
bird
The true home of the chicken is In the
tall grass of the virgin prairie. Here it
builds its nest and rears its young. If
there are any fields of grain at hand
it uses them as feeding ground, other
wise feeding upon seeds and insects.
In the latter part of April the birds COM
mence to mate Their mode of choosing
their mates is very different from that
followed by most birds, and is very
curious. At this season they congregate
in small packs at different points on
the prairie and 60 through very funny
performance. The place usually Sc
lected is some level piece of ground
upon which the grass is quite short.
At such a spot there will be dozen
or more birds strutting up and down
all day and going through figures that
remind one very much of the old French
minuet. The cocks have their tails spread
and wings dragging on the ground after
the fashion Of strutting turkey. FIRE.
quently two of the cocks will meet in
fierce combat, reminding one of two ban
tam ROSTERS fighting. During this per-
Torrance the birds are giving voice to a
soft, cooling note, somewhat like that of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-30

we went back to investigate and were
not little astonished to put up third
and very large covey from which we got
four birds. These three coveys were all
within space of three acres of ground.
On two seasons shooting have never
seen anything like 1t since.
We had now eighteen birds, and as we
had agreed not to kill over twenty birds
in any one hunt we turned toward our
stopping place, having first taken Belle
in the buggy.
These few incidents of q morning >
work among the chickens can give 40
more than faint idea of what the spoft
really Is We continued Our hunting 10.
month. going oul every few days and
always enjoying the hours In the neld
The most fascinating feature of this
sport is the wonderful work OF good
dog Belle was wonderful performeI
with her eyes as well as her nose, IL 10
very difficult thing to mark down IA
bird on the prairie, for there is really
nothing to mark it by, but Belle never
failed In this. If bird flushed she stood
watching 1t until 1t went down, and
then went direct to 1t even If half-mile
off.
A. r HACK
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-30

from all over lie co lntry pour into those
cities In large numbers, bringing with
them so many og that the railways have
often to put on extra baggage cars for
their accommod ion. The gun stores
are kept busy for weeks ahead in order
to supply the demand for cartridges.
One firm alone reported sale
of over 10000 cartridges during
the week preceding the opening
day Of last years season. Guns of ten,
twelve and sixteen-bore are used, No. 8
being the favorite size of shot. Hunters
travel by rail to various points in Min
nesota and the adjoining counties of
Dakota. Many of them, however, take
teams and camp outfit. While 1t Is
true that thousands of these birds are
killed by sportsmen, that alone would
not be sufficient to exterminate them.
The market-hunter is their great curse,
trapping them by thousands after the
winter SHOWS come. Even as late as
March they are found in great numbers
in our Eastern markets. time when
they are wholly unfit for food, but meet
with ready sale because they are game.
l reached st. Paul on August Is, and
on the next day saw wagon-loads of
chickens hauled through the streets.
Coming to the conclusion that such
wholesale slaughter would soon end the
shooting, l started at once for q point
in the famous Red River valley. That
country is one of the best sections in
the Northwest for sport. One may travel
all day without ever being out Of sight
of wheatfields, and interspersed between
those fields are thousands of acres of
virgin prairie sod. The land Is level,
and as none of 1t is fenced, one may
drive for miles in any direction without
meeting obstruction.
Eastern sportsmen do most of their
shooting on foot but in the chicken
region every one hunts in a conveyance of
some sort, for bag of chickens requires
something above foot transportation. The
outfit of myself and companion consisted
of low buggy drawn by pair of small
mules that had no fear of a gun and were
willing to be left standing anywhere on
the prairie without hitching. A most i'm
portant addition to this outfit was Belle,
a beautiful liver and white pointer gyp
recently brought from England. Upon
arrival at our destination we found the
weather perfect for work In the field.
The air was so cool and bracing that we
were obliged to put on thick clothing,
and even add an overcoat to our early
morning outfit. Most important Of all,
we had our heads covered with a helmet
made of mosquito netting to. protect us
from those ravenous pests. Early In the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-30
Blue-gummed "Coons.-

Policeman W. J. Yorke, of Mobile, while
arresting negro recently was bitten in the
hand bv him. and the hand became
greatly swollen. In February last Policeman
John King was bitten in a similar manner
by negro whom he had under arrest. In
two days Kings hand swelled, and then the
inflammation attacked his arm and legs, and
for two weeks his life was in danger. Since
then he has been slowly recovering, but is
not yet able to put his right foot on the
ground. The negroes and some whites de-
clared that the negro had blue gums, and that
only those with blue gums have poisonous
bites. This belief is generally held, and the
colored people have, It seems, an sphorism
Don't fight with q blue-gummed COON"
Much interest was taken in Kings case, and
as soon as Yorke was bitten an examination
of the negro was made, and it was discovered
that his gums are of decided blue color. In
both cases of biting the negroes were very
deeply enraged.-Nep York Sun.